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Your answer is incorrect. The placental barrier protects the developing and sensitive fetus from most toxicants distributed in the maternal circulation. This barrier consists of several cell layers between the maternal and fetal circulatory vessels in the placenta. Lipids in the cell membranes limit the diffusion of water-soluble toxicants. The placenta has an extensive vascular network that is needed to transport nutrients than diffuse from the maternal blood.
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